to determine how this began, good morning, christian. >> reporter: those firefighters are still trying to get to the bottom of this. you can see it on the scene here trying to see exactly what is going on monitoring the situation here. the fire is out but they are monitoring for hot spots making sure this fire does not flare- up again. i spoke at the supply store, it is packed with goods and that's one of the reasons they are still here on the scene. it was a major fire and the alarm went out at about 12:30. crews arrived to find heavy smoke. they went to work trying to put out the fire. it went to 3 alarms and they had about 40 firefighters in all. they finally got it under control at about 4:15, they are trying to figure out how this

fire started in the first place. you might see there is a 24 hour fitness, right next to this supply company. that fire forced the evacuation of a 24 hour fitness. when we arrived on the scene they are still turning customers away, we are not clear on when they will start allowing customers to go to that 24 hour fitness. we will continue monitoring the situation and for now we are here, christian captain, ktvu channel 2 morning news. we are getting some new video of an overnight fire in the bay view district. firefighters put out a fire at a home in shafter street. an unattended candle sparked

the fire. it sent two people to the hospital and one has very serious injuries because of a brawl. how many people were involved in this, allie? >> reporter: well, according to police as many as 20 but according to a neighbor who saw this fight happen, he told us it was at least 20, possibly 30 people. now this fight happened in the middle of the street you are looking at. up until just before 4:30 they had this entirely closed for this two hour investigation. police say it started at 2:00 a.m. just as the bars were getting out and one of the victims ended up going to the icu with life-threatening injuries. a second man was taken to the hospital although he is expected to be okay. they don't know what triggered

this fight and it ended with a brawl which handed out in the middle of the street. police don't know who started the fight, they have not made any arrests yet but they are looking for the people responsible. allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 morning news. time now 5:03, president barack obama and mitt romney will hold their second debate in new york. coming up, the very important group of candidates they hope to win over to in tonight's debate. the 52-year-old stevens is one of the four americans killed during the september 11th attack on ben -- in benghazi libya. the memorial begins at 4:30 in the city hall rotunda.

the pentagon and state department want to help libya create a force to attack the militia in benghazi. the money was budgeted for pakistan and in order to build anee light force -- an elite force they could have over 200 troops. they are shocked by the department's lack of progress. the police department took a step back falling out of come by answer with being able to track officers engaging in bad behavior. it is a last report before a judge hears more and decides to place the department under federal control. they are deciding whether to host the super bowl in 2016

or 2017. they are taking the list and if selected san francisco will be the host city but the game will be played at the 49ers stadium. stanford announced it in 1955. it may still happen later this month. the commission will vote onsetting aside $15 million to introduce new riders to public transit. the transportation agency could get almost $7 million of that money and with the funds available for the youth program it could be up and running next year. >> i like the giants colors you have going. >> it is a winning color.

>> yes. >> let's go and take a look at the commute now, if you are coming in let's say from vallejo to the berkeley area, not a bad drive and we will look at the toll plaza and just as i suspected you should go now or sunni way. livermore and 580 westbound looks good and dublin and hayward union city and fremont are off to a nice start as well as 880 and the freeways there, here is steve. brandon in pacifica says it does not feel as damp. we had calm conditions and everybody got in on that fog party just about and storm

track stays mainly near the coast and there will be lots of sun. it is getting warmer. tomorrow and thursday, southwest 16, yesterday it was seven and calm. it is fog. look at the lows 60s and 70s. it will not take long to start warming up. extreme california, maybe next week. warm week patchy fog it will get warmer on thursday and warmer weather continues today and it looks like a north wind. so fog for although the days are shorter nights are longer and still we'll see toasty

temperatures and then the weekend looks much cooler. a driver had a scary situation. what hazmat crews found inside his delivery truck, we will explain. and they are escorting a very important person... heading south, we will tell you more about the morning commute and the bay area weather, stay tuned.

. welcome back, less than an hour ago we learned they have blocked the area after he is accused of going on a rampage going into the u.s. military and space station back in 2001 and 2002. he claims he did it to find alien life. it was blocked and many are sic together six dust after -- toxic dust after the attacks. it all hoe case more than 4 -- allow case more than $4 billion but they could lose $38 million with budget cuts. activists are asking to protect those funds.

ohio crashed after -- ohio highway patrol said they sideswiped each other as the first lady's motorcade headed to the airport. it is not considered life- threatening, but the first lady's limousine was not involved in that crash. mitt romney will try and build on some of the big games when he debates president barack obama again tonight. allison burns reports, they are both trying to attract their well, popularity among female voters. allison? mitt romney saw a surge in support among women voters. so tonight's town hall is expected to have president barack obama make a big play to win back their support. he will show how mitt romney's

policies could affect women. they will move on and release this ad to help obama's message. >> i want to talk to you about mitt romney. mitt romney is ending funding to planned parenthood including cancer screenings. >> reporter: mitt romney took time to plan for the debate. he dispatched a women for women rally. >> any of you have a chance to watch that... >> what the obama campaign is saying about the president's last debate performance and we will have more on how they are dealing with mitt romney's rise in the polls. allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. several are offering free viewing parties and they are hosting a viewing party and in burling game you can watch the

debate at 480 primrose road. the debate will be held at the center. it happened monday morning on fremont boulevard. the delivery truck driver called 911 saying he felt nauseous. he said his eyes were irritated. they searched the truck finding a objection to six -- a toxic and flammable substance. he was treated at the hospital. >> steroid shots from the new england compound center are linked to 214 states and 15 deaths. they have now identified another patient who received a product. they have been reported in two

transplant patients who were given a heart solution. they may pay -- may propose a resolution preparing a package. it is too early to say how big that package should be. he might not introduce a resolution if he gets a chance to talk first. and the marine county and -- marin county transit officials are concerned the documentation away from their flexibility in determining certain bus routes they would serve. the bridge district is facing competition from other less expensive vendors to serve marin county.

>> time to have a look at the commute, how is it going, sal? i would say we are doing well, i don't want to jinx anything. we have a lot of twitter activity, i will do what i can. this is before laugh -- in lafayette between walnut creek and oakland. no major problems getting to the other side. all it takes is one item. well with, if you want to get into the city before anything happens now is a good time. we have just seen it in the vicinity of fair oaks. we will have more coming up on that next report. 5:17 let's go to steve. it happens no matter whether you are sitting at home. >> i will be watching the game and people will text me hey,

what is up with the bay bridge. rain is up in the pacific northwest. national weather service, we are all looking at the same thing, okay, we could sure use one from the north. all systems are go. still warm air a lot of. really warm air, still thick fog. 66 travis, my goodness, livermore is at 61 san jose is one of the coolest at 66 and there is a little hint of a north wind. look at that, are you getting a southwest wind and yesterday it was nothing. a little puff of a breeze. we'll see if the fog develops. higher clouds will thin out, it

looks like patchy fog but it is sunny and warm weather and the biggest jump will be on thursday. patchy fog, nice for some warm for others and it will be warm for others. tomorrow is the main day, 80s in thursday five-day forecast maybe some record highs. transition takes us to the weekend. pam, dave? futures indicate a higher opening and part of it was on a strong retail report and good earnings. dow jones industrial average rose 95 points which is the biggest gain in a month. and overnight economists say it adds optimism about a recovery here in the united states.

goldman sachs beat the street and we still have a long list of big names in business that will report earnings today and we will talk about that coming up. some customers could receive credits for future customers. they sued apple and five publish sheriff's for fixes e- books. a hearing regarding those was set forth. it's no longer an open and shut case. the giant eye ball may be solved. how did this end up on a beach in florida? two are at the center of a federal lawsuit after two officers are accused of passing a long confidential information. and every morning get the morning's top stories sent straight to your cell phone

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. welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. traffic is flowing normally on highway 1001 in san francisco -- 101 in san francisco this morning. but traffic caused a major back

up just as fans were leaving the park. two cars and a big-rig was involved around 8:30 last night. the victim's injuries are not severe. the national hockey league is now in its 5th week. they plan on resuming negotiations. they missed their first paycheck of the regular season. 82 games have been canceled so far and there could be more caps slayings if a -- cancellations if a deal is not reached soon. right now the sheriff's deputy, ryan sill cox is accused of using databases to help a woman in a custody battle. he passed along information to the woman's lawyer which helped heroin full custody. >> i don't know at this moment

how you can figure out what that is worth but that is what we are going for. canine martin is also named in this lawsuit. he named private information used in the case. the police department and alameda sheriff's department, their named for not following up on leaked information. the court hearing is now scheduled for next month. proponents will get to voice their voices. this past july oakland approved a project to replace the store with a two story building with several store fronts and underground parking. they say it will increase traffic and hurt local businesses. remember the giant eye ball found on the beach. the softball sized eye was found thursday while walking on

the beach. based on the size and structure, it is most likely from a swordfish. they say it looks like the fisherman cut the eye out and threw it back into the ocean. the other theory is, it was from a giant squid. so scary, just in time for halloween. we told you about it last time but we are finding out more about it. we have the injury crash and they are sending paramedic teams. we just found out chp on the scene wants to issue a significant alert for this -- sig alert for this crash so just be careful. it is early enough and the side

was roads are -- roads are not that bad. fog was very thick yesterday and today not as much and today there is a little more of a breeze which prevents the fog from form willing. we will have more on that in about so minutes. 5:36 we are tracking the search for a plane which took off from half-moon bay and never reached its destination. san francisco giants after taking game 2 in the national league series, and a new development. and he was chosen to leave the talks and has a connection to

baseball and the steroid scandal.

. well good morning to you welcome to a brand-new day. i like those giants colors. it is warm today. >> yes, let's get to the weather, dave, pam we have temperatures already in the 60s. some areas have fog and they

will not take long to warm up, 60s and 70s and 80s, here is sal. good morning, san mateo bridge looks good as you drive to the peninsular. in sunny veil at the lawrence expressway, pretty serious crash blocking lanes. also 880 northbound near the coliseum that traffic looks good, let's go back to the desk. a search is underway which took off at half-moon bay and never arrived at its destination we have more on where we are learning about where that pilot was headed. >> reporter: good morning. back to floor from where he is from and i just spoke to the coast guard here in alameda and they are telling me they are in the water this morning searching off of half-moon bay. this single engine airplane

went missing shortly after that. we will show you this photo of the plane which is being searched. it is an a-240 with a pilot on board. the pilot identified and indicates his plane went down near the half-moon bay airport and coast guard started searching yesterday and they are still hoping they can find this pilot alive. now the coast guard searches for -- >> we have survivability models and we always conduct searches for much longer than people have for survivability. right now we are still in the search phase and like i said we have not found any sign of wreckage. >> he reported he was missing and he was supposed to arrive just out of tucson but he never

arrived there and that is when his wife reported him missing. they have launched a search effort and there were two missiles and they will be back in the water and once the sunrises they will be putting up a c-130 aircraft, waters off the half-moon bay area searching a very wide area of the ocean hoping to find any sign of this missing aircraft, a single engine aircraft which went down yesterday. they are still searching for that man and they are hoping to find him alive, alex savage, ktvu channel 2 morning news. one man is in the hospital, a suspect is on the loose after a shooting which happened in west narrows is a. -- santa

rosa. one of the neighbors saw at least two people kicking a man who was on the ground and then they say shots were fired. police have issued a county wide search for the man last seen in a 2012 jeep. and in san carlos, this was first reported at 12:30 on washington street. christian captain is right there and you can tell us why this was so hard to control that fire, christian. >> reporter: even though this fire is out firefighters are still here and the main reason why is they are looking for hot spots. you can see all of the items and that's one of the reasons they are searching. the entire area is packed with items and that's why they are sitting on the scene and that's

one of the reasons it was so hard to put out. >> due to the contends and it was very difficult. >> the alarm went out at 8:30. crews arrived to find heavy smoke pouring out of that building. they got there and about an hour they were trying put it to three alarms. flames were under control at 2:15 and investigators are trying to figure out how it started in the first place. it affected the 24 hour fitness. there was no damage there but earlier we saw a fan that was working to push the smoke that

was inside 24 hour fitness outside. no word on how much damage was on here. we also heard the deputy fire chief should return to the scene and they will continue monitoring the area to make sure there is no flare-up, christian captain ktvu channel 2 morning news. the man known for stepping into tense situations is now tackling piece talks. now he is -- peace talks. now he is mediating over who is responsible for the san bruno explosion. they say talks are the best way to resolve the case and bring closure to the people of san bruno. now a story you will only see here on 2, the parents

filed a complaint against the bus company and its owner. natasha of santa cruz was killed in july. visioners ran out of the bus and they and their owners neglected safety standards. they left six people wounded in about six hours. the latest happened 9:45 last night. two men were walking out of a liquor store when they were shot. one of the victims is said to be in critical condition. police are also investigating leaving 4 wounded yesterday. so far no arrests in any of those cases. the 21-year-old man became oakland's 100th homicide

victim. he was walking by himself when he was shot. he was rushed to the hospital but he died later. this time last year oakland police were investigating 95 homicides. after a two and a half year lock out, it is back to work for the castle wood country club. in about 45 minutes, a gathering will welcome them back. why the lock -- i guess you didn't hear they won and they are now tied at a game a piece. one of the big stories happened in the first inning right there. matt holiday slid hard into scutaro, he stayed in the game for a few more innings. in the 4th inning, he made an

error out there in left field. >> we will come home and take it in 6. >> we will be in there and i can't wait. >> they have spoken. the series moves to number 3. scutaro's status is in limbo and the x-rays on his hip we are told were negative but he is expected to have an mri today. you can see it right here, first pitch is just after 1:00. 5:39 is the time and unfortunately we have that problem in sunny veil, it is a

serious crash. it is still too early. one car flipped over and another car hit that vehicle and now there is another car stuck in the mud. this sounds like a really bad accident. you can go around it and the side roads are not all that bad. northbound 101 should avoid that area. traffic is moving a long well. east bay is starting off well with at the east bay toll plaza. it is still nice and passible getting into san francisco. at 5:39 let's go to steve. the rain is to the north of us, we are going up in oregon and washington, we are not getting any hint of rain. for us, it is going to be rainy after we get some areas of fog. we had nothing but it is mainly

coast. high pressure said i am going to get rid of that fog starting tomorrow and look how mild it is, 60s for many, upper 50s and it will not take long but when you have more of a breeze it prevents the fog from forming. other areas still have it but it will be half of what it was yesterday. high pressure says i am here and maybe in record-setting territory. wednesday not thursday but it will be a bigger jump. it is record-setting on thursday and maybe warm for others in fact inland temperatures will be warming up want we are getting into a pattern which will not show but a big cooling trends. business expenses build to

the port of oakland. what allegedly happened and how it is connected to a strip club. it is round 2 of the presidential debates. how this could impact the president's behavior. and plus northbound, there big problem on northbound 101, we will tell you more about that straight ahead.

. good morning, some patchy fog out there. 60s and 70s and 80s. top stories at 5:44 an overnight fight injured two people. this fight broke out on 16th

street. one of the men is injured. it started at this restaurant supply store in washington street. nobody was hurt but a nearby 24 hour fitness was evacuated. they are searching for a plane which never arrived at its destination. they took off from the airport and was due to land after making a fueling stop in southern california but never arrived. today the presidential election is exactly three weeks away. the steaks are high for president barack obama and his republican challenger mitt romney heading into their second debate tonight. renee has more on where the debate will be held to tell us more about the strategies of the two candidates, good

morning, renee. >> reporter: good morning, so the two men will meet face to face and with this race too close to call, tonight's debate will really be crucial and tonight the undecided voters will get to ask the questions. going into the second presidential debate, he has mitt romney on his side. >> his campaign is about smaller and smaller things and our campaign is about bigger and bigger crowds fighting for a bright future. >> reporter: the latest poll showed the race nearly deadlocked. the president is hoping to step up his game after his weak debate performance in denver. >> he knew when he walked off the stage and new as he watched the tape of that debate that he has to be more energetic. >> reporter: the president has been -- >> reporter: the president has been preparing in williamsberg

virginia. his advisers say the president will be more aggressive hitting back on issues such as mitt romney's tax returns and at times at bane capital and will be moreen tent on -- more  intent on fact checking. >> the president can change his tactics, he can't change his record and he can't change his policies. that is what this is about. >> they can't keep both candidates from being overly aggressive. >> it is hard to be over heated when answering a question from a nice young woman, a nice old man, whoever asks a up to hall question. >> pam, it is just three weeks until the election and really the advantage goes to the candidate who speaks the best when speaking directly to the audience. pam, back to you.

renee marsh, you can watch tonight's debate right here on channel 2. it does start at 6:00 and a special addition of ktvu channel 2 news will immediately air following the debate. an investigation uncovered questionable expenses billed to the port of oakland including a $4,500 bill for a strip club. he claims he was doing business at treasures strip club in oakland. he claims it was a dipper re-- dinner reception for the burlington santa fe railroad however the railroad has no record of any executives being in houston at that time. ktvu channel 2 news uncovered some other questionable expenses. >> what about a barer shop >> i am not aware of that

expense -- >> reporter: how about... >> now they found he was reimbursed for we can gwen -- frequent visits to a barbershop, golf outings, golf shoes and other purchases. they had a closed door meeting but they would only say they are hiring an attorney to look into those expenses. in about 30 minutes, they are working to find those who are returning to work after a 2. 5 year lock out. they failed to reach a new a agreement and in auction they were rule to reinn site them. a meeting to reend state the

details... >> you are checking something now aren't you? >> yes, the latest is we still have some cars and they have to be put on tow trucks at lawrence expressway. they have issued a significant alert and almost all lanes are blocked and some are getting through but it is early enough and it is not causing a huge backup but as you head to the lawrence expressway, good alternate root or 280 instead if you know some of the freeways, some of them would be good alternate roots. let's go to the east shore freeway and i want to show you it is getting busier, kind of a gradual build up. there is already slowing and these last few days, maybe people are getting there earlier to avoid headaches but

there is nothing going on. lots of 60s for temperatures and it will not take long to start warming up. i don't think the fog will take long but we have thick pockets between 6:00 and 8:00 and it tends to pop up. high pressure is building and everything is staying to the north and even clouds are disappearing. city is at 61 and oakland 62. there is a lot of upper 50s and 60s, coast bay and inland. that is helping prevent that. yesterday this time it was calm. we still have a little bit of a component of a sea breeze. what we are waiting for is a north wind. as that high build north that

will kick in a with many record highs. 60s and 70s and 80s even closer to the coast, all systems go for warmer weather especially to thursday. fog starts to come back and we have a big drop on those temperatures over the weekend. citigroup is stepping down. they resigned that title and the seat on the board of directors. michael corbit will take over. he is the ceo and africa division. citigroup is said to open lower on that announcement. the company that manufactures apple's iphone has discovered underage interns. they were discovered during a company investigation at some of the factories. in some cases they were listed as young as 14 and minimum age is 16. they were trying to figure out how the intense were sent to

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. they are creating a domestic violence policy for city and county employees. all of this comes days after a vote that did not remove sheriff ross mirkarimi from office. the policy would require city and others to create a plan with services to help them. sheriff ross mirkarimi was suspended as sheriff after bruising his wife's arm and he may still face a recall. they are trying to get ready for a solid shopping season. amazon announced hiring 50 temporary workers. across the united states projecting thousands of hires

will become permanent. macy's is expected to hire 80,000 and wal-mart will add 50,000 people and toys-r-us will bring 5,000 ploy -- 45,000 employees. traffic will be busy because of an injury crash and they are still getting vehicles on to a tow truck on lawrence and because. on the sunole grade traffic looks good but it is getting busier and we will have more on that and for the rest of the commute straight ahead. the report that claims the department has taken a big step backwards. also, a violent overnight street fight in the mission district. we are live at the scene with how it got started and how many people got hurt. we will have warmer

weather, how warm? we will have those forecasted numbers in about two minutes.

. a small plane with one man on board goes missing shortly after it takes off from the half-moon port, we will tell you about the search involving the coast guard. today they mourn the loss involving the deadly attack in libya. >> ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. complete bay area coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. good morning, thank you for joining us, october 16th, i am pam cook. >> and i am dave clark. >> it is warmer for some, we do have some areas of fog and it is working its way south. there was a lot of fog and it will burn off